death sentence

英 [ˈdeθ sentəns]

美 [ˈdeθ sentəns]

n.  死刑

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 死刑
  the legal punishment of being killed for a serious crime
  1. to be given/to receive the death sentence for murder
     因谋杀罪被判死刑

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 死刑（判决）
  Adeath sentenceis a punishment of death given by a judge to someone who has been found guilty of a serious crime such as murder.
  1. His original death sentence was commuted to life in prison.
     他最初的死刑被减为终身监禁。

双语例句

• A Beijing court has handed a suspended death sentence to a top food and drug official for bribery charges.
  北京一家法院对国家食品与药物监管部门一名被控受贿的高层官员判处死刑，缓期执行。
• Housebreakings and robberies are increasing despite the fact that the death sentence can now be imposed for such offences.
  虽说现在可对入室偷窃犯和抢劫犯处以死刑，但此类案件仍不断上升。
• They didn't want the death sentence and that opinion had an impact on the outcome.
  他们并不希望判处凶手死刑，这个意见影响了最终结果。
• His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment
  他的死刑被减为无期徒刑。
• I have the death sentence on12 systems.
  我在12个星系里被判了死刑。
• But a murderer's chances of suffering arrest, trial and the death sentence are minimal.
  但谋杀犯被捕获、审判与判死刑的几率却非常小。
• Do you know there is a new executed way to death sentence?
  你知道死刑有了新的执行方法了吗？
• I provided the evidence which led to the death sentence.
  我提供了导致他判处死刑的证据。
• This is a death sentence for john. a political death sentence.
  这等于判了约翰政治死刑。
• The2004 death sentence had been upheld last week by Libya's Supreme Court.
  上周利比亚高等法院维持了2004年对这些护士和医生死刑的原判决。